Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 10th pct 25th pct Median wage 75th pct 90th pct
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 8,270 4.81 34,739 3.76 20,255 41,981 18,266 23,095 32,378 42,539 53,440
      16.70   9.74 20.19 8.78 11.10 15.56 20.45 25.69
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 620 5.38 56,382 3.11 37,302 65,922 34,555 41,649 52,639 65,558 81,533
      27.11   17.94 31.69 16.61 20.02 25.31 31.52 39.20
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022 90 11.43 28,739 3.30 20,851 32,683 19,103 22,751 27,370 32,132 40,374
      13.82   10.03 15.72 9.18 10.94 13.16 15.45 19.42
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 210 17.94 30,523 7.60 23,090 34,239 22,065 24,119 28,156 33,274 47,245
      14.68   11.10 16.46 10.61 11.60 13.54 15.99 22.71
Team Assemblers 51-2092 820 12.18 39,138 12.04 23,560 46,928 20,799 26,878 43,494 50,558 54,798
      18.82   11.33 22.56 10.00 12.92 20.91 24.30 26.35
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 350 16.28 19,583 4.35 18,434 20,157 16,978 17,759 19,055 20,348 23,423
      9.42   8.87 9.69 8.17 8.54 9.16 9.78 11.26
Bakers 51-3011 50 14.31 19,158 3.23 17,692 19,891 16,576 17,468 18,912 20,356 23,129
      9.21   8.51 9.56 7.97 8.40 9.09 9.79 11.11
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 150 22.39 21,399 4.30 15,299 24,449 14,778 15,653 18,753 26,824 32,416
      10.28   7.36 11.75 7.11 7.53 9.02 12.89 15.58
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 60 4.65 36,429 3.16 32,332 38,477 29,245 34,070 36,830 39,590 41,393
      17.51   15.54 18.50 14.06 16.38 17.71 19.04 19.90
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021 90 21.00 34,137 3.45 28,326 37,042 27,011 30,453 35,166 38,698 40,816
      16.42   13.62 17.81 12.98 14.64 16.91 18.60 19.62
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4022 30 7.61 35,534 5.42 28,783 38,909 27,280 31,374 35,793 39,810 44,384
      17.08   13.84 18.71 13.12 15.08 17.21 19.14 21.34
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 250 6.67 30,232 3.12 23,719 33,488 22,498 25,332 29,926 34,075 39,675
      14.54   11.40 16.10 10.82 12.18 14.39 16.38 19.08
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033 30 29.82 28,816 5.89 22,981 31,733 22,053 24,278 28,502 32,759 37,858
      13.86   11.05 15.25 10.60 11.67 13.70 15.75 18.20
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4034 20 26.22 42,287 4.36 37,421 44,720 34,984 37,490 41,667 47,807 51,437
      20.33   17.99 21.50 16.82 18.03 20.03 22.98 24.73
Machinists 51-4041 610 6.10 38,243 4.71 26,188 44,270 23,844 29,587 37,851 47,457 53,084
      18.39   12.59 21.28 11.46 14.23 18.19 22.82 25.52
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081 110 12.36 24,995 3.55 18,282 28,351 17,275 18,677 22,266 31,454 37,430
      12.02   8.79 13.63 8.30 8.98 10.70 15.12 18.00
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111 50 7.69 47,750 4.87 40,327 51,461 36,071 44,114 48,620 53,125 59,685
      22.96   19.38 24.74 17.34 21.21 23.37 25.54 28.69
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 780 7.32 40,226 9.45 27,036 46,821 25,375 29,054 34,529 45,331 62,599
      19.34   12.99 22.51 12.20 13.97 16.60 21.80 30.10
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-4122 100 31.83 29,252 8.69 22,371 32,693 21,317 23,291 28,082 35,666 39,427
      14.06   10.76 15.72 10.25 11.20 13.50 17.14 18.95
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4191 30 15.48 29,647 8.41 18,932 35,004 17,072 21,044 33,756 37,957 40,428
      14.25   9.10 16.83 8.21 10.12 16.23 18.24 19.44
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 51-4194 10 11.58 32,988 2.62 23,306 37,830 19,123 27,090 32,931 38,854 45,757
      15.86   11.21 18.18 9.19 13.03 15.83 18.68 21.99
Job Printers 51-5021 10 24.28 29,590 6.17 23,546 32,612 22,080 23,559 26,026 30,915 41,733
      14.23   11.32 15.68 10.61 11.33 12.51 14.86 20.06
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5022 20 21.76 34,154 6.85 23,246 39,608 22,349 24,891 30,636 39,601 57,687
      16.42   11.18 19.05 10.75 11.97 14.73 19.04 27.74
Printing Machine Operators 51-5023 140 3.19 27,183 3.05 20,193 30,678 18,530 21,590 25,596 31,284 39,260
      13.07   9.71 14.75 8.91 10.38 12.31 15.04 18.87
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 160 24.20 18,208 4.21 15,309 19,658 14,603 15,164 16,100 20,404 25,175
      8.75   7.36 9.45 7.02 7.29 7.74 9.81 12.10
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 150 44.97 18,574 4.19 15,335 20,194 14,733 15,479 17,111 20,317 24,866
      8.93   7.38 9.71 7.09 7.44 8.23 9.77 11.96
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 51-6099 n/a 51.66 27,349 11.23 19,613 31,217 18,317 20,767 24,607 35,368 40,936
      13.15   9.43 15.01 8.80 9.98 11.83 17.00 19.68
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 110 20.14 19,962 4.36 17,255 21,316 16,043 17,463 19,488 22,161 25,184
      9.59   8.30 10.25 7.71 8.39 9.37 10.65 12.11
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 n/a 57.27 48,673 8.84 30,392 57,813 27,746 33,499 54,845 61,008 64,701
      23.40   14.61 27.80 13.34 16.11 26.37 29.33 31.11
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 250 18.17 35,495 5.69 21,317 42,584 16,181 26,758 36,210 45,214 52,001
      17.06   10.25 20.47 7.78 12.86 17.41 21.74 25.00
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011 70 11.08 39,688 10.24 24,062 47,501 22,564 25,839 37,942 52,769 62,565
      19.08   11.57 22.84 10.85 12.42 18.24 25.37 30.08
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 160 21.13 36,416 9.41 26,520 41,365 24,150 28,803 34,113 45,721 52,142
      17.50   12.75 19.89 11.61 13.85 16.41 21.98 25.07
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022 n/a 57.55 30,530 4.31 22,699 34,445 21,884 24,527 29,008 34,012 44,835
      14.68   10.91 16.56 10.52 11.79 13.95 16.35 21.55
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 120 8.96 21,021 7.60 18,466 22,299 17,014 17,848 19,236 20,625 26,848
      10.11   8.88 10.72 8.18 8.58 9.25 9.91 12.91
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 51-9031 10 41.67 18,651 6.96 15,439 20,257 14,737 15,490 16,798 20,168 26,678
      8.97   7.43 9.74 7.09 7.45 8.07 9.70 12.83
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032 20 14.12 27,746 3.20 22,322 30,457 21,259 22,895 25,625 33,730 38,574
      13.34   10.73 14.64 10.22 11.01 12.32 16.22 18.54
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 330 10.92 35,563 5.54 21,919 42,385 20,011 24,797 33,522 44,377 53,724
      17.09   10.54 20.38 9.63 11.93 16.12 21.34 25.83
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081 80 18.65 32,225 14.73 19,323 38,677 18,354 20,524 24,635 40,266 60,595
      15.49   9.29 18.59 8.82 9.87 11.84 19.36 29.13
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 90 14.54 20,116 3.92 18,466 20,941 17,047 17,930 19,401 21,247 25,184
      9.67   8.88 10.07 8.20 8.62 9.33 10.21 12.11
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 60 24.53 32,126 3.73 25,318 35,531 23,337 26,559 30,910 37,590 42,411
      15.45   12.17 17.08 11.22 12.77 14.86 18.07 20.39
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 30 11.27 21,743 2.21 18,910 23,159 17,923 19,478 22,032 24,516 26,008
      10.46   9.09 11.14 8.62 9.37 10.59 11.78 12.50
Photographic Processing Machine Operators 51-9132 30 4.28 19,871 2.79 17,739 20,938 16,466 17,832 19,547 21,277 25,140
      9.55   8.53 10.07 7.92 8.58 9.40 10.23 12.09
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 51-9195 70 49.01 27,095 4.23 22,433 29,426 21,424 23,638 27,315 31,009 33,220
      13.03   10.79 14.15 10.30 11.36 13.13 14.91 15.97
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 500 10.41 27,207 3.67 19,164 31,228 17,963 20,445 25,041 33,189 40,339
      13.08   9.21 15.01 8.64 9.83 12.04 15.95 19.39
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 60 19.54 28,943 7.74 19,173 33,828 17,174 21,445 27,624 31,547 40,571
      13.92   9.21 16.26 8.26 10.31 13.28 15.16 19.51
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